Maria

Travel information

I am currently

Activities i am interested in:

Traveling to Mongolia. 🚐
Currently: Kyrgyzstan

Traveling with my dog Vedi 🐾

Description

Learning new, cool skills really motivates me. I'm an open-minded, proactive hands-on worker and I am looking for places, that enrich my travels. I enjoy crafty tasks, wood work and car fixing just as much as creative tasks, like photography, drawing or painting. I'm quite adventurous, always curious and I love intercultural exchange.

Additionally, working with animals really soothes my soul, even so much, that I still do it, though I'm a bit allergic. Since January 2024 I am travelling with my dog Vedi. He used to be an Armenian stray dog and I found him on the road while traveling the country. He is a very kind, people-pleasing and loving fella, easy-going and well-behaved/trained.

Interests

Politics / Social justice

Sailing / Boating

Outdoor activities

Nature

Blogging

Van life

Vegetarian or vegan

Pets

Winter sports

Writing

Photography

Music

Mountain

LGBTQ

Languages

Hiking

Farming

Culture

DIY & crafts

Dancing

Drawing & painting

Events & social

Cooking & food

Carpentry

Camping

Books

Beach

Art & design

Animals

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Russian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I am able to teach German and English. French and especially Russian, I would really like to learn and improve.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Teaching

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Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

Art Projects

General Maintenance

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

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Able to teach about:  

DIY and building projects

Languages

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Here's what I learned so far:

- FARM

I have experiences in horse-riding (10 years), did frequent working holidays on horse riding farms in Germany, I worked with camels in Austria on a farm, once volunteered on a cow farm too and worked with more than 100 stray dogs in Romania. Cleaning stables, taking care and feeding animals are nothing new to me.

- WOOD, METAL & CONSTRUCTION

I built the interior of my camper van myself, which is when I learned how to work with wood. For the past year, I helped building houses, amongst others while volunteering, meaning that I built walls, I know how to use bitumen, I know how to insulate walls and so on. Recently I learned welding and I have a few experiences with metal work too.

Thus, I can use most working tools and know the respective safety measures.

- COOKING

I love cooking, preferably vegetarian, and I love being creative with food. I can contribute with local German cuisine, but also international dishes. Also, I have experiences with cooking for groups (up to 20 people).

- CAR

I did an internship in a car repair shop for half a year (a day/week), meaning that I can do basic things like changing tires or the oil filter. Additionally, fixing is something I need to do frequently, since I am solo-traveling with my old-ish van (built in 2005)

- LANGUAGES

I speak German and English fluently. Also, I'm learning Russian (currently A2 level) and French (B1).

- KIDS

I have been a babysitter for some time with children of different ages (half a year up to 10). Additionally, I've been a dancing coach for two years for adolescent kids.

- IT

I worked as a content writer for most of my "professional life", and I know basic SEO tools. Thus, I can help you out building a website, create or manage content and so on.

As you can see, I know a bit of everything and chances are high, that I also know something about stuff, that is not enlisted above. If something is totally new to me, I will gladly learn it.

Age

25

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  preferably vegetarian